* 1 Month Later *
She sat backstage, once again, wringing her hands and pacing the length of the floor in the empty locker room. She liked the quietness for once. It gave her precious moments to herself to think of the layout of the match she was about to have.
She couldn't believe a month had passed since her debut, and just like most things in the WWE, some things hadn't stayed to the storyline. She hadn't won the Women's Championship like Vince had said in their meeting 4 weeks prior.
Instead, she was to win the belt tonight against Beth Phoenix at the Royal Rumble. She couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to walk into her first pay-per-view as the challenger and leave with the gold around her waist. It was a dream she had had so many times before and fought so hard for, and yet, she stood in an empty locker room, nearly moments away from her dream becoming a reality.
A smile crept on her face as she closed her eyes and dreamed of her moment that was about to happen; her holding the gold, the tears that would fall down her cheeks, the sense of pride and accomplishment she would feel after realizing her goals, the amount of blood, sweat and tears that it took for her to get to that moment and then Randy walking in, interrupting her moment and giving his trademark smirk before wrapping his arms around her, dipping her slightly and kissing her tenderly.
The storyline had changed in idea where she and Randy was involved, and she opened her eyes, she realized the night had came where they would share a kiss on live television, in front of millions of people around the world.
She hadn't allowed herself to think of what that might do to her emotionally. She had managed to focus on everything else that lead up to that point professionally for her. But tonight was the night the 'Age of Orton' was to begun, with him choosing her to lead the helm with him.
She and Randy had carried on like before, like nothing had happened at the nightclub just a short month ago. There was a slight bit of awkwardness between them, but they had became close friends and she at least liked having him in her life as that much.
Randy entered the locker room causing her to spin around and give him a warm smile, he returned the smile before retrieving a water bottle from the mini-fridge and his eyes locked with hers.
"You ready for tonight?" he asked, taking a swig from the plastic bottle.
"Yeah, I think I was born ready to be the Women's champion." she chuckled, amused with her little joke.
"That's great, but I wasn't referring to that." he said, looking at her as he sipped from his bottle again.
"Then what..." she began, before trailing off, realizing what he meant. She merely shook her head slowly, her thoughts racing about the kiss they would share in the ring. "Yeah, I think I'm ready. Are you?"
"Um, yeah. Sure. I mean, what's the worse that can happen?" he said, laughing weakly.
"Right. It's part of the job, right?" she replied, laughing with him.
"Alright, seriously. Have we decided how this is going to go down?" he asked, sitting on the couch and patting the empty cushion beside him. She sat down and looked at him, ready for him to spot their movements after her match.
"Well, I guess I'll follow your lead." she answered, shrugging her shoulders.
"Vince said he wants it to look...." he said, trailing off, trying to find the right word.
"To look what?" she asked.
"Real." he answered, in barely a whisper.
"Alright." she said, swallowing the lump that was forming in her throat. "How do you wanna do this then?"
"Well, I'll let you have your moment of glory to yourself." he joked, smiling before he continued. "Then, I guess my music will hit, you look confused until I enter the ring. I'm not sure what to do leading up to the...well, you know."
"Yeah. Um, why don't you just go with what feels natural." she offered.
"Natural." he repeated, thinking it over in his head.
"Yeah, I mean, what would you do in that moment? How would you react knowing you're about to...well...about to...." she said, feeling at a loss for words.
"About to kiss a beautiful woman in the middle of millions of people?" he finished, arching his brow and looking at her.
"Yeah, to put it bluntly." she said, smiling.
"Alright, I see what your saying. I'll just go with what feels right in that moment." he said, leaning back.
"Are you suppose to just do it, or talk first?" she asked.
"I'm not sure. Vince didn't really say." he said, thinking before leaning towards her, their lips only inches apart. "I guess I'll go with what feels right."
They looked at each other once more, all sense of awareness becoming lost to her. He brushed a small strand of hair from her face, as his thumb brushed the side of her cheek gently. Upon connection, she felt her heart racing, the butterflies in her stomach and the familiar flash of electricity race through her body. He tilted his head to the side, and smiled sweetly at her before a knock came at the door. They both jumped before laughing uneasily and turning around to the stage hand.
"5 minutes, Amy." he said before excusing himself and exiting.
"Well, I better get out there." she said, rubbing her hands against her knees before standing.
"Yeah, I guess I'll see you out there shortly." he said, his voice breaking slightly.
"Wanna walk me to the curtain?" she offered, as he stood and smiled.
"Sure." he said, falling in stride with her as they walked towards to Gorilla position.
Beth was already there, jumping around to get her blood going. She smiled when she saw Amy walking towards her and stopped.
"Are you ready, rook?" she laughed, calling Amy by her nickname among her co-workers.
"Yeah, I think I am." she said.
"You're not nervous or anything?" Beth asked.
"I'm extremely nervous about certain aspects of it, yeah." she answered, looking at Randy.
"Well, I know you'll do fine." she replied, as her music bellowed from beyond. She grabbed her belt and smiled. "Well, that's my cue. C'ya out there, rook."
Amy jumped around a little, feeling the wave of fresh nerves wash over her. She closed her eyes, recalling every last spot she and Beth had went over only hours before and knowing she remembered them calmed her slightly.
"You'll do great. I know you will. Just take every minute as it comes and let it come natural." Randy reassured her, smiling, almost reading her mind.
"Thanks, Orton. I needed to hear that." she said, returning the smile.
"Yeah, well I heard that line from someone once before and I think it'll work for me, too." he said, smirking.
She rolled her eyes, as she heard her music playing. She took one last, long deep inhale and looked at Randy once more. He gave her a wink before she turned around and headed towards the curtain.
"C'ya out there, Amy." he called after her.
She looked over her shoulder and smiled before disappearing behind the last curtain and faced the bright lights, the screaming fans and her dream come true.
While she knew she had longed to be in the WWE and one day become the Women's Champion, she wasn't sure if winning the belt or kissing Randy was more of dream come true.